Hebron Savings Bank, a company based on the Eastern Shore, said Monday it would buy the Salisbury branch of Bay National Bank for an undisclosed amount. Lutherville-based Bay National is selling the branch's $21 million deposit base and about 36 percent of its total loans to Hebron, according to a regulatory filing. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would close by the end of September, the two companies said. Bay National has been operating under federal oversight since last year as it tries to recover from losses on bad mortgage loans.

Two City Councilmen plan to submit legislation today requiring every police officer in Baltimore to wear a body camera that records audio and video as the officers go about their jobs. Warren Branch, chairman of the council's public safety committee, and Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young's proposal would permit the Baltimore Police Department to phase-in use of the body cameras during the first year after the bill, if approved, becomes law. The bill comes amid a series of high-profile allegations of police misconduct in Baltimore and around the country.

INETTE BRANCH died at St. Agnus on Wednesday, June 1 after a long battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held on her behalf on Tuesday, June 7 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4600 Rokeby Rd, Baltimore at 5 P.M. The family will receive friends at 4:30.

Baltimore-based STX said Thursday that it's inked deals with five National Hockey League players as the company best known for lacrosse plans an expansion of its ice-hockey line. STX launched the line in the spring with sticks. It plans to add gloves and Surgeon and Stallion sticks for beginner- and intermediate-level players in November, and "elite-level" protective gear next spring. STX said it signed multi-year deals with Charlie Coyle and Jonathon Blum of the Minnesota Wild, David Booth of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brandon Pirri of the Florida Panthers and Mike Brown of the San Jose Sharks.

On December 31, 2005, LEOLA BRANCH. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 2201 Garrison Blvd on Friday at 10:30 A.M., followed by funeral services at 11:00 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

On October 9, 2007, DAVID EDWARD BRANCH. On Friday, friends may call at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4-8 P.M. On Saturday, services will be held at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Chapel, 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 10-10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Frederick-based BlueRidge Bank said Tuesday it opened a Baltimore area branch in Towson. The bank, which was established in April 2008, also hired Tim Daly to lead the new office as executive vice president and Hugh Robinson as senior vice president. Daly previously served as senior vice president for Chevy Chase Bank's commercial banking division for the Baltimore market, while Robinson was executive vice president and senior lender at Bay National Bank in Baltimore. BlueRidge Bank has nearly $100 million in assets.

On July 16, 2004 AARON BRANCH "CHICO", loving father of Maria Elena Branch, Cathy Branch, Aarona Jordan and Dawn Dingle-El, brother of Esther Wilson, Maryland Burris, Sylvia Welbon and Norma Powell. He is also survived by his second wife, Shirley Branch and a host of other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home, 2140 N. Fulton Avenue on Friday at 10:30 A.M. Memorial service at 11 A.M.

The parent company of Howard Bank in Ellicott City says it has agreed to purchase an NBRS Financial Bank branch in Havre de Grace. The Ellicott City-based Howard Bancorp did not disclose the terms of the deal but said it expects to take over $21 million in deposits and $17 million in loans. NBRS's parent, Cecil County-based Rising Sun Bancorp, negotiated the deal while under intense pressure to increase its cash on hand. Just under three weeks ago, the Federal Reserve gave the company 60 days to raise capital or sell itself.

The Savage branch of the Howard County Public Library is once again set to become an open book after an extensive renovation designed to modernize the aging facility and highlight a science and technology theme. "The goal was to make this a more open and inviting space," said Valerie Gross, president and CEO of the county library system. "We want to really emphasize the idea of public education for all. " After a year-and-a-half closure, the branch will celebrate a grand opening July 22. Patrons have used a nearby temporary location during the $6.1 million county-funded revamp.

A tree branch broke off and fell onto a car in Glen Arm Friday night, killing the driver and injuring a passenger, Baltimore County police said. Police said a large branch fell on power lines before hitting a Hyundai Sonata going northbound in the 13100 block of Dulaney Valley Road shortly after 11 p.m. The driver, identified as James Walter Power, 60, of Forest Hill, was pronounced dead after being taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center, police said....

Today the Towson Library is an impressive three-story brick and concrete bastion of literacy with a tower-like rotunda, a faux dragon in a faux fish pond, and enough space to accommodate the administrative offices of the Baltimore County Public Library system. The library chalked up 475,495 visits during the last fiscal year. It remains one of the busiest branches in the BCPL system. But in 1936 its beginning was less than propitious. The first borrower was a gentleman who took out a book on taxidermy, according to a history written by Corky Ives, branch manager from 1980 to 1998.

The parent company of Howard Bank in Ellicott City says it has agreed to purchase an NBRS Financial Bank branch in Havre de Grace. The Ellicott City-based Howard Bancorp did not disclose the terms of the deal but said it expects to take over $21 million in deposits and $17 million in loans. NBRS's parent, Cecil County-based Rising Sun Bancorp, negotiated the deal while under intense pressure to increase its cash on hand. Just under three weeks ago, the Federal Reserve gave the company 60 days to raise capital or sell itself.